Thank you to #NetGalley, Crooked Lane Books and Cacey Osborne for the opportunity to read an advance copy of I KNOW WHAT YOU DID, to be published 18 Jul 2023. An excellent book from a debut author! The characters were real and believable; the plot was intriguing; the level of suspense moved the book along quite well. The protagonist was an independent woman living in New York City. She had high ideas about that level of autonomy and worked at maintaining them. When she accidentally discovers a book with her unusual name as one of the characters, she reluctantly sets out on a mission to determine the source. Individuals who enjoy the writings of Lisa Regan and Shari Lapena will likely enjoy this novel. #NetGalley #CrookedLaneBooks #CayceOsborne. #IKnowWhatYouDid

This was the first book I have read by Cayce Osborne and I can tell you it will not be my last. Petal Woznewski is a loner living in NYC when she hears about a new book that just came out featuring her as the main character. The book is set to be fiction but it has a LOT of information about a past Petal wanted to remained buried forever. The only way to get to the bottom of this is to go back to the source of the issue and figure out who the author is of this book and find out who wants to revel her secrets that she wants left alone.

This book floats between Petal's current life and situation with chapters of the "book". You get little snippets along the way that keep you wanting to turn the page. Petal gets threatened and tormented as she is trying to uncover the truth about the author. Someone wants her to pay for things that she did in her past. But does the book have it right? Did Petal do the terrible things that it claims she did and does she need to atone for her mistakes?

This is a must read for people that love thrillers/mystery type novels. This book is such a great quick read and I will be reading more from this author. Thank you NetGalley and Crooked Lane books for an ARC of this book in return for an honest review!

Even if the plot reminded one of the classic domestic thriller with secrets from the past this book was very original as it's a sort of meta book and the Petal is an interesting character as she's not likeable but you cannot help liking her.
There's plenty of twists and I didn't expect the solution.
It's a good debut, recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher for this arc, all opinions are mine

I was very unsure of this book at the beginning. It took a coupld of chapters to get really pulled in but it did happen and I finished this book in a little over a day. The twist at the end was unexpected but not the dramatic, thrilling ending I was hoping for.

With all that being said, I really did not like the main character. For a middle aged woman, I found her extrmemely obnoxious and childish. Some of that was because of the childhood trauma she suffered but it was over done and made her very unrelatable. It became her whole personality adn the only way she could cope was by "smoking a bowl" or being a slob, The over use of movie quotes and song references really did not add to the story. While I did enjoy the book for the most part, I am not sure I would read a book by this author again, if that becomes a habit with her main characters.

I Know What You Did is a mystery/thriller that keep me guessing until the very last scene! The novel follows Petal (Petta) as she learns her full name is being used in a hit novel in a fictionalized version of a tragic event she lived through while in high school. As she reads through the novel, she finds herself compelled to go back to Madison, WI to try to find the author of the book who is blaming everything on her. As she starts searching for the anonymous author, she is threatened and told to stop looking. Will Petta find the author that is trying to place the blame of the tragedy all on her? Will she come to terms with her past without putting her future in jeopardy?

I stayed up late to finish this book! Petta is an interesting character. Her trauma filled past has made her an introvert that has very little trust for other people. I loved how we learned of the past first through experts of the fictionalized story, a book within a book! The story can be slower in places but overall has a good pace. The last few chapters keep me guessing and the final twist had me on the edge of my seat!

Thank you to NetGalley and Crooked Lane Books for giving me an E-ACR in exchange for my honest review.

I liked the concept of this book, but it felt like key details were missing. Why did her parents die by suicide? What was Gus’ background? Some of it just seemed to fall flat for me

ABSOLUTELY AWESOME! I love the voice of Petal and would read anything else she is in or Cayce Osbourne writes.

Petal Woznewski is living a secluded life in NYC when she hears that an up and coming novel is all the rage and featured a character with her exact name. It isn't long before she realizes that the so-called novel is a fictionalization of her childhood in Madison Wisconsin. It's been 30 years, but Petal is driven to return home to determine who is trying to "out" her and reveal secrets best kept buried.

The book is peppered with well written chapters from the newly released book. The drama and tension rise but even at the worst of times I can't get enough of Petals razor sharpe observations. If you want a new heroine, love a hometown mystery or just want to read a new up and coming author, I Know What You Did is for you!
#CrookedLaneBooks #CayceOsborne #IKnowWhatYouDid

I really enjoyed this book. Every time I thought I knew what was going on, I didn’t. And I absolutely love that. The book also isn’t very long, so it was the best length and did not feel drug out. Highly recommend for those who like thriller and mystery books!

Thank you NetGalley and Crooked Lane Books for the opportunity to read an advanced copy of I Know What You Did!

The premise of this book is similar to a lot of thrillers: secrets of the past come to light. However, two things initially drew me in; the main character, who very much comes across as an entire-personality-is-a-trauma-response introvert. Her sarcasm and thought processes had me laughing in the beginning because I could relate!

The second thing that drew me in was the book within a book concept. The main character has a unique name, so when it’s used in a new-bestselling work of fiction, she is immediately associated with the book. Everyone is telling her to read it, even her OBGYN in the middle of a Pap smear!

We learn the two tellings of the main character’s past, and drama and danger ensues. Unfortunately, this is where I began to lose investment in the story. There’s a lot description surrounding the main character forgetting to eat, her food choices, not feeling well, etc. Blah.

The final “showdown” was interesting and went in a direction I was not fully expecting.

I give this book three stars because of the beginning and end, and I would read future works from this author!

I didnt really relate to Petal(the main character)but the book was really entertaining and kept me guessing until the end.

3.5
This was a twist on the classic growing up and friendship gone wrong story. I enjoyed the storyline of this but confess I didn’t like Petal.

A great debut novel! The plot was very intriguing and well executed and the ending was surprising. I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Thank you to NetGalley and Crooked Lane Books for the ARC!

I'm a big fan of the crime books by Crooked lane so I was so excited to get my hands on this. The first few chapters got my interest and had me on my seats but a point, the book began to take a very slow pace.
By the time I made it to the end(which was pretty good), I didn't care so much but the writing style was on point.

“Was that what reading did, if you let it? Did you get so consumed by the story that the world fell away?”

In the instance of this book- YES. Holy cats, Batman! What. A. Book. You’re going to keep guessing up until the very end. Who is doing this to Petal? Why? What do they want? Petal is an utter delight (probably to her horror) and her inner dialogue was amazing. Do not miss this book.

A multi-layered, slow-burn thriller I couldn't put down. A great debut novel. I loved the novel excerpts sprinkled throughout. Kept the book fresh.

When Petal Woznewski becomes the protagonist of a novel in which she is blamed for the death of her friend, she decides to take matters into her own hands and find out who the author is.
The book is narrated from Petal's point of view alternating with fragments of the aforementioned novel, which manages to maintain the intrigue, although at times the protagonist's digressions and thoughts slow down the pace. The protagonist, in my case, has not been a close character and I have not been able to empathize with her problems.
That said, the book is entertaining and reads very easily which encourages me to follow this author in her next works.

ARC from Crooked Lane and NetGalley. My first from this author, but I really liked the style of writing. Solid 3 star read.

The MC isn't super relatable, which is fine, except that where that is the case I need some reason to care what's happening to her. By the time the good bits of her story finally came out (a little too late in the game, in my opinion) I'd thoroughly lost interest.

Thanks Net Galley and Cooked Lane Books for this advanced readers copy!
I was excited to dive into I Know What You Did. The concept of the “story within the story” intrigued me. I wanted to know why the main character’s true past was being brought up in a new best seller. I wanted to know who was the author behind the story.
However, I did not like the main character at all, and enjoying a book when you can’t stand the MC is very difficult. If you do the math, it appears Petal is currently 46/47 years old, but she acts like she’s about 21. I grew tired of all the detail about the junk food she was about to consume and the weed she was about to smoke.
In the end, I didn’t find the thrill to be worth much. I wanted to like this since it’s a debut, but sadly it just didn’t give me the satisfaction that I want to receive from thrillers.

I almost put this book down 15% of the way through, but I'm so glad I stuck with it. While I didn't really connect with Petta's (Petal) voice, the premise is interesting and the clues were fantastic. The further she gets into unraveling the mystery, the more the anonymous author seems to taunt her. I read a lot of thrillers, and often the elements that keep the plot moving are expected or, even worse, annoying. However, the surprises that kept popping up were not only, well, surprising, but they were so bold that I couldn't stop reading.